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Hi Jake- I am sorry to hear Jimmie Dean passed away. As I was looking to post his Big Bad John, and found this video tribute to John Wayne. I hope you like it.

Jimmie Dean, RIP.. It's rare that we honor a man with a song, and a sausage biscuit. Big Bad John: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS3ErDN50Qk&feature=related Cajun Queen: I Won't Go Hunting With You, Jake: h5. Don't you ever underestimate the power of a woman. - the late, great Jimmie Dean

Elvis on a rainy Saturday: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEO7uu1Pp8I h5. back home again, I enjoyed the vibe in Ft Myers and Key West.

Brian Hyland: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-wUKmlbyDQ&feature=related

> {quote:title=kybabe3 wrote:}{quote} > The Best Years of Our Lives is a classic. This movie, showing the struggles of returning veterans and their families. The acting in The Best Years is perfect -- fear, alienation, and the awkwardness of trying to resume family relationships. Although I have seen The Best Years many times, and I never tire of looking at it, I do have a questions that bothers me every time I view the film. The Stevenson son disappears. If my memory serves me, and I am not saying it does every time, the last scene he is in is when he rushes past Dana Andrews saying he will be late for school. Did I miss a scene where it says 'school' is in Ten Buck Two? Can anyone elaborate on this for me? I know it is not the most important of issues but it does bother me. Where did the kid go? He simply disappears! This happens in many movies. You may think of him as a happy, but studious son, but really he is there for character development of, namely, good old dad. Peggy will overshadow her little brother in short order (she has the supporting storyline), but Rob Stevenson was needed to show how much the returning veterans, like his dad, had missed in current affairs, while they were involved in the biggest story of the last century. So his character is important to the story for only the first 30 minutes, if that... 1. Rob is grown up, but still too young to go out drinking (meaning-too young to serve in the military)- check. 2. Rob explains to his father the nuclear device and it's changing global influence, and the value of rebuilding broken relationships--even globally.- check. 3. Rob is aware of the importance of staying involved in all Current Events (when asking about Fred Derry's background and what Bomber group.. -double check. There are characters like this in just about any story; it is just a little disconcerting to have a family member used in this short order. Many times, it is a character like a bartender, mailman, floozy receptionist, hairdresser that gets the job. Someone more peripheral. Think "Sticky" Merkel or the Sea Bee applying for a loan. Rob could have been a greater presence in the original story, we just don't know. Edited by: casablancalover on Jun 8, 2010 8:24 PM

Heard Badfinger on Duval yesterday.

Frankie Valli: Edited by: casablancalover on Jun 6, 2010 8:32 PM

There was a christening today at the Church I visited. Very lovely. They sang this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqSQQy7B6rs

Ode to Billie Joe. Excellent; maybe for next year on June 3rd. Throwing something off the Caloosahatchee Bridge? Just returned from seeing the sunset on Captiva tonight. I have been Captiva -ted .... I heard a good singer at an outdoor bar (right on the beach) tonight, and he sang this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THL5jTWl3ek Edited by: casablancalover on Jun 5, 2010 11:09 PM

More Les Miz: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6-5g78Nr6Q&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUCZywEwbvo&feature=related

Nothing else needs to said. My favorite musical. One Day More: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odrZ6NtPR2M

Thank you. Honestly, I do post to please myself. Music has the ability to reflect our spirits. If we are open to it, it can change our attitude as well. All the music threads here are wonderful, and like a good film, adds to the richness of our lives. I have been listening to the stations here in MN lately, and a little frustrated that they do not announce songs anymore. lol-- my son's iPhone has an app that allows the iPhone to hear!! a song anywhere and post the link to his iTunes account! Maybe it's time I bought the next generation of equipment.. Today, something rainy for it's rainy... Rainy Day Women 12 & 35, but not Dylan:

Marilyn, singing in FL in Some Like it Hot: and, on this date, the late Sam Cooke recorded, You Send Me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqzv1ZS6uZs

Could find no decent Young Rascals recording of How Can I Be Sure ... so off to bed. h5. Something old yet fresh tomorrow..

This will be sung in many Churches this morning. It really is a hymn: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nItcJV2f35I

I absolutely love this film too. All the performances are pitch-perfect to me. I love the contrast between Theresa Wright and Virginia Mayo. And the performances of Harold Russell and Cathy O'Donnell are very touching. What do you think of the photography (Greg Toland)?

Because I love Mildred Pierce, but I hate it when I fall asleep ... h5. I think Eve Arden needed more lines! ZZZZzzzzzzzz

The Thin Blue Line. Very good, but for me doesn't compare to Blackadder the Third ...

And what makes movie magic magic ? I think Casablanca is the something extra.. The editing work and camera angles are superb, with some of the conversation moving quickly and the camera picking up the pace too. They enhance the story, and I wonder if the editor thought some scenes needed that. At first, I thought it to be a mark of Michael Curtiz shooting style, but Mildred Pierce doesn't have that quick of pacing. . .

Gladys Knight and the Pips: Midnight Train to Georgia: If I Were Your Woman: The Beatles, 8 Days a Week:

Can you tell I've been listening to the soft rock stations lately? Ronan Keating. When You Say Nothing at All:

Went to get picture taken, by someone who's done some fashion work too. It was fun moving around, I kept thinking of this song: K. T. Tunstall: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBHzFb0toqc

Happy birthday, Tom T. Hall: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1svVMFwaOw and Hal David, songwriter: Edited by: casablancalover on May 25, 2010 7:32 AM

One more Darryl Worley: Martha and the Vandellas:

Hank Williams Jr. is starting to put together the connection of a tariff free, Free Market society, and his life: and I am a big fan of Darryl Worley: h5. more Darryl tonight.. Edited by: casablancalover on May 24, 2010 8:07 AM